Termination of pregnancy Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the 2 types of abortion?
Medical abortion - including abortion pills
Surgical abortion
Which 3 factors contribute to an entity being considered a human person?
Sentience
Self-concept / self-awareness
Reasoning
What are the 3 reproductive rights and interests of women which are said to justify overriding the interests of foetuses?
The right to privacy
The right to bodily integrity
The right to equality
What is the legal status of a foetus?
Not a legal entity and no legal rights until birth
Is there a legal right to abortion in England and Wales?
No
Under which legislation and section would a person be guilty of felony for carrying out an unlawful abortion?
Section 58
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
What does section 58 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 state?
Where one unlawfully administering drugs or using instruments to procure abortion, they shall be ‘guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be kept in penal servitude for life
What does section 1 of the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 state?
It is an offence to destroy the life of a foetus that is ‘capable of being born alive’ and is punishable up to a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
Which legislation and specific section states that ‘it is an offence to destroy the life of a foetus that is ‘capable of being born alive’ and is punishable up to a maximum penalty of life imprisonment’?
Section 1
Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929
The Abortion Act 1967 states that who can carry out an abortion?
A registered medical practitioner after 2 doctors agree that the patient’s circumstances satisfy one of the 4 statutory grounds for abortion
The Abortion Act 1967 states that abortions can be carried out in which 2 places?
NHS hospital
Approved independent sector place
Which public health professional should be notified about an abortion and within how many days of the procedure?
Chief Medical Officer
Within 14 days of the procedure
What is the upper time limit for early medical abortions which can be carried out with pills?
9 weeks 6 days gestation / under 10 weeks
What are the 4 grounds for abortion?
The ‘health’ ground (broadly construed)
The prevention of grave permanent injury
The risk to the pregnant women’s life
Risk to the child to be born
Which section of the Abortion Act 1967 covers the health ground for abortions?
Section 1 (1)(a)
Which section of the Abortion Act 1967 covers the prevention of grave permanent injury ground for abortions?
Section 1 (1)(b)
Which section of the Abortion Act 1967 covers the risk to the pregnant woman’s life ground for abortions?
Section 1 (1)(c)
Which section of the Abortion Act 1967 covers the risk to the child to be born ground for abortions?
Section 1 (1)(d)
Under the health ground for abortions, the pregnancy must be under how many weeks?
< 24 weeks
Under the health ground for abortions, risk of injury can fall under which 2 criteria?
Risk to pregnant woman
Risk to existing children in family
Under the prevention of grave permanent injury ground for abortion, what is the time limit?
There is no time limit
Under the prevention of grave permanent injury ground for abortion, what is the time limit?
There is no time limit
Under the prevention of grave permanent injury ground for abortion, what is the time limit?
There is no time limit
Section 1 of the Abortion Act states that doctor need to act in what?
Good faith
